Soundkeeper recently testfied at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commissions hearing in Bridgeport CT regarding commercial catch limits of Manhaden (Bunker). Soundkeeper joins with the Pew Environmental group in calling for a 50% reduction in catch along the Alantic coast of this important forage fish. Join Soundkeeper and Pew in this important fisheries action. https://secure3.convio.net/pew/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1554

Soundkeeper’s Pumpout Season is closed to new submissions. The pumpout program pumped out over 2,000 sewage holding tanks from vessels keeping sewage from our waters, bathing beaches and shellfishing beds. We will be cleaning up the back log and will start the decommissioning process of the boats and equipment.

The Hour newspaper published feature story on Soundkeeper’s 25 years, our work and our Soundkeeper Terry Backer.

New Haven CT:  The New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority (NHWPCA) seeks to expand its processing capacity at the East Shore Sewage Treatment Plant to accommodate an additional 87 million gallons of effluent caused by storm water rains and Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)  in it’s system. Storm water pollution is one of the leading vectors [...]

Low oxygen content in the waters is called  Hypoxia. Hypoxia has plagued Long Island Sound for decades. The condition of Hypoxia is when the seawater has less than 3 parts per million of oxygen in it. At this low and dangerous level many fish, crabs and lobsters can become sick and die. Even greater amounts can [...]

A species of algae that can kill fish was detected in Popponesset Bay this week, in what may be the first time the bay has been found to be host to a harmful algal bloom. Thank you  Bill Hastback of NYDEC for keepingSoundkeeper in the loop. ttp://www.capenews.net/communities/region/news/2088

Soundkeeper has worked the issues of pesticides and their affect on the Marine Biota for years. Soundkeeper partisipated in the Nation Cotton Council case in Ohio 6th district court and where the use of pestcides over or in water was decided is a pollutant under the understanding of the Clean Water Act …They ned permits!!! [...]

  Soundkeeper Clean Water and education program tops 1800 sewage holding tanks pumped out and disposed of properly. Keep sewage from where our kids swim.

NYDEC to Appeal Soundkeeper favorable decision in recent MS4 case on stormwater permit practice improvments.  Getting  ready to defend the original decision as correct and additonal complaints http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2012/09/05/n-y-appeals-stormwater-ruling-judge-backs-riverkeeper-soundkeeper-on-stricter-permits-the-journal-news/

  The Journal News in Westchester and Rockland County ran feature story celebrating Soundkeeper’s 25 years of protecting and preserving Long Island Sound.  Click the link below to see photos and read the story.   http://www.lohud.com/article/20120827/NEWS02/308270027/Soundkeeper-Shell-fisherman-turns-guardian-against-pollutants-sparks-global-movement?odyssey=nav%7Chead&nclick_check